2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team (original) (raw)
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| 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball | |
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| CIT champions | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 25–10 (10–4 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Kyle Smith (6th season) |
| Assistant coaches | Derrick Phelps Kevin Hovde Adam Hood |
| Home arena | Levien Gymnasium |
| Seasons← 2014–152016–17 → |
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | x-Yale † | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | | .767 | | Princeton | 12 | – | 2 | | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | | .759 | | Columbia | 10 | – | 4 | | .714 | 25 | – | 10 | | .714 | | Harvard | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | | .467 | | Penn | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | | .393 | | Dartmouth | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | | .357 | | Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | | .357 | | Brown | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | | .286 | | x – Ivy League champions† – NCAA Tournament participant | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State, Ball State, NJIT and UC Irvine to become CIT champions.
On March 30, one day after winning the CIT, head coach Kyle Smith resigned to become the head coach at San Francisco.[1] He finished at Columbia with a six-year record of 101–82.
The Lions finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Frankoski | 5 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Florham Park, NJ | Graduated |
| Zach En'Wezoh | 11 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Kennewick, WA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Noah Springwater | 21 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Meiko Lyles | 22 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Nashville, TN | Graduated |
| Cory Osetkowski | 23 | C | 6'11" | 270 | Senior | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | Graduated |
College recruiting information
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
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| Quinton Adlesh #118 SG | San Luis Obispo, CA | Mission College Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 14, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 | |||||
| John Sica #106 PF | Delmar, NY | Bethlehem Central High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58 | |||||
| Peter Barba SG | Hudson, OH | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 6, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | |||||
| Rodney Hunter SG | Cape Coral, FL | Mariner High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | |||||
| Shane Eberle C | Woodbine, MD | Elev8 Basketball Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 14, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | |||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: | |||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015. |
Recruiting class of 2016
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| College recruiting information (2016) | |||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Patrick Tape PF | Matthews, NC | Queen's Grant High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Jun 28, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | |||||
| Karthik Reddy PF | San Antonio, TX | Saint Mary's High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | |||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: | |||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015. |
| 2015–16 Columbia Lions men's basketball team | |
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| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hillsgrove Marietta, GA F 1 Jeff Coby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall/Sagemont Pembroke Pines, FL G 2 Isaac Cohen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL G 3 Grant Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr REDA/Notre Dame Burlington, ON G/F 4 Rodney Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mariner Cape Coral, FL G 5 C. J. Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Peddie School/Archbishop Molloy Far Rockaway, NY G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande, CA F 11 Lukas Meisner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IGS Franzsches Feld Braunschweig, Germany G 12 Maodo Lo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wilbraham & Monson Berlin, Germany F 13 Alex Rosenberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Millburn Short Hills, NJ G 14 Kendall Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Suffield Academy/Bishop O'Dowd Union City, CA G 15 Nate Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Peddie School Wilmington, DE G 20 Paddy Quinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Don Bosco Prep Ramsey, NJ G 21 Peter Barba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Chagrin Falls, OH F 24 John Sica 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY F 32 Chris McComber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John McCrae Secondary School/REDA Nepean, ON F 33 Luke Petrasek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northport East Northport, NY C 44 Shane Eberle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Ourt Lake of Good Counsel Woodbine, MD C 52 Connor Voss 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Cathedral St. Cloud, MN | Head coach Kyle Smith (Hamilton) Assistant coach(es) Derrick Phelps (North Carolina) Kevin Hovde (Richmond) Adam Hood (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on  Injured  Current redshirt Roster |
| Datetime, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
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| Non-conference regular season | ||||
| 11/13/2015*11:00 am | Kean | W 107–62 | 1–0 | Levien Gymnasium (878)New York City, NY |
| 11/16/2015*10:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 71–81 | 1–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,368)Manhattan, KS |
| 11/20/2015*8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northwestern CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 80–83 OT | 1–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,117)Evanston, IL |
| 11/22/2015*4:00 pm | Lehigh | W 88–61 | 2–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,011)New York City, NY |
| 11/24/2015*4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wofford CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 70–59 | 3–2 | Levien Gymnasium (840)New York City, NY |
| 11/27/2015*7:00 pm | at Fairfield CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 81–82 OT | 3–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,887)Fairfield, CT |
| 11/28/2015*7:00 pm | Longwood | L 69–70 | 3–4 | Levien Gymnasium (983)New York City, NY |
| 12/02/2015*7:00 pm | at Bucknell | W 72–61 | 4–4 | Sojka Pavilion (2,465)Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/04/2015*7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 78–80 | 4–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,088)New York City, NY |
| 12/06/2015*2:00 pm | Delaware | W 82–69 | 5–5 | Levien Gymnasium (989)New York City, NY |
| 12/09/2015*7:00 pm | at Manhattan | W 72–71 | 6–5 | Draddy Gymnasium (714)Riverdale, NY |
| 12/12/2015*7:00 pm | NJIT | W 65–56 | 7–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,244)New York City, NY |
| 12/14/2015*2:00 pm | Robert Morris | W 78–71 | 8–5 | Levien Gymnasium (462)New York City, NY |
| 12/28/2015*7:00 pm | Howard | W 72–59 | 9–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,514)New York City, NY |
| 01/02/2016*7:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 60–69 | 9–6 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,624)Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/06/2016*7:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 81–75 | 10–6 | Levien Gymnasium (868)New York City, NY |
| 01/09/2016*7:00 pm | Central Penn | W 96–68 | 11–6 | Levien Gymnasium (785)New York City, NY |
| Ivy League regular season | ||||
| 01/16/20167:00 pm | Cornell | W 74–70 | 12–6(1–0) | Levien Gymnasium (2,236)New York City, NY |
| 01/23/20164:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cornell | W 79–68 | 13–6(2–0) | Newman Arena (3,935)Ithaca, NY |
| 01/29/20167:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 77–60 | 14–6(3–0) | Leede Arena (835)Hanover, NH |
| 01/30/20167:00 pm | at Harvard | W 55–54 | 15–6(4–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA |
| 02/05/20165:00 pm, FS1 | at Yale | L 72–86 | 15–7(4–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,219)New Haven, CT |
| 02/06/20167:00 pm | at Brown | W 77–73 | 16–7(5–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (953)Providence, RI |
| 02/12/20167:00 pm, ESPN3 | Penn | W 63–53 | 17–7(6–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,505)New York City, NY |
| 02/13/20167:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | L 83–88 OT | 17–8(6–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,633)New York City, NY |
| 02/19/20166:00 pm, ASN | Harvard | W 90–76 | 18–8(7–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,587)New York City, NY |
| 02/20/20167:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 73–54 | 19–8(8–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,349)New York City, NY |
| 02/26/20166:00 pm, ASN | at Princeton | L 83–88 | 19–9(8–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121)Princeton, NJ |
| 02/27/20167:00 pm | at Penn | W 93–65 | 20–9(9–3) | Palestra (3,378)Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/04/20167:00 pm | Brown | W 66–63 | 21–9(10–3) | Levien Gymnasium (1,937)New York City, NY |
| 03/05/20167:00 pm | Yale | L 55–71 | 21–10(10–4) | Levien Gymnasium (2,720)New York City, NY |
| CIT | ||||
| 03/16/2016*7:00 pm | Norfolk State First round | W 86–54 | 22–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,037)New York City, NY |
| 03/23/2016*7:00 pm | Ball State Quarterfinals | W 69–67 | 23–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,397)New York City, NY |
| 03/27/2016*6:00 pm, CBSSN | NJIT Semifinals | W 80–65 | 24–10 | Levien Gymnasium (1,249)New York City, NY |
| 03/29/2016*7:00 pm, CBSSN | UC Irvine Championship game | W 73–67 | 25–10 | Levien Gymnasium (2,603)New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |